Comment DBCC-7980

Dear Sirs /Madam

As a welsh citizen [REDACTED]

I write to support the initial proposals re boundary changes.

It is important that local ties are maintained in the area.

In Addition
• It is important for south Wales valleys constituency pairings to run north-south up and down the valleys, so pairing Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare with Pontypridd reflects local ties in valley communities.
• In Cardiff, we support the Commission pairing Cardiff West with Cardiff South and Penarth, as they are closely linked by the A4232, but separated from the rest of Cardiff by the river Taff.
• it is right for the four Cardiff constituencies to be paired together, and that the Commission has proposed the correct pairings within the capital
Also Local ties, links and the road network within Cardiff, particularly the A4232, link Cardiff South and Penarth most closely to Cardiff West, which is also the case for Cardiff East and North with the A48 and their linked geography to the east of the river Taff.
The gap left in what would otherwise have been an M4/A4232/A48(M) Cardiff orbital road leaves Cardiff East and Cardiff South and Penarth poorly linked by the un-dualled Rover Way. The Lamby Way waste site and Rhymney river also contribute to relatively poor connectivity between these two UK parliamentary constituencies.
Regards
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Member of public

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The entire area under review.